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A Princess of Mars

A Barsoom Novel

A Barsoom Novel

A Barsoom Novel

By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Illustrated by Frank E. Schoonover
Introduction by Ray Bradbury

By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Illustrated by Frank E. Schoonover
Introduction by Ray Bradbury

By Edgar Rice Burroughs

By Edgar Rice Burroughs

By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Illustrated by Frank E. Schoonover
Introduction by Ray Bradbury

By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Illustrated by Frank E. Schoonover
Introduction by Ray Bradbury

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Jun 10, 2003 | ISBN 9780812968514

Mass Market Paperback $7.99

Dec 12, 1985 | ISBN 9780345331380

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Dec 18, 2007 | ISBN 9780307430458

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    About A Princess of Mars

    Virginia gentleman John Carter, unexpectedly transported to the perilous red planet, Mars, finds himself captured by the loveless Green Men of Thark. As Carter struggles to win his freedom—and the affections of fellow captive Dejah Thoris, princess of the rival clan of Helium—the fate of the entire planet hangs in the balance: warring Martian tribes collide and the beleaguered Atmosphere Factory grinds to a suffocating halt. Ray Bradbury, reminiscing on the enduring thrill of Burroughs’s Martian adventure, writes, “I stood on the lawns of summer, raised my hands, and cried for Mars, like John Carter, to take me home. I flew to the Red Planet and never returned.”

    About A Princess of Mars

    Suddenly projected to Mars, John Carter found himself captive of the savage green men of Thark. With him was Dejah Thoris, lovely Princess of Helium. And between them and rescue lay a thousand miles of deadly enemies and unknown dangers.

    The green warrior decided to close in and end the battle; just as he rushed me, a blinding light struck full in my eyes, so that I could not see Zad’s approach and could only leap blindly to one side to avoid his mighty blade. 

    It caught me in the left shoulder; but as my vision cleared a sight met my astonished gaze that almost made me forget the fight. Standing on her chariot with Sola and Sarkoja, my beloved Dejah Thoris turned on Sarkoja with the fury of a tigress and struck something that flashed in the sunlight from her upraised hand. Then I knew what had blinded me at that crucial moment, and how Sarkoja had found a way to kill me without herself delivering the final thrust!

    Sarkoja, her face livid with baffled rage, whipped out her dagger and aimed a terrific blow at Dejah Thoris—and Zad was once more advancing on me with reddened blade. I felt the steel tear into my chest and all went black before me. . . .

    About A Princess of Mars

    Virginia gentleman John Carter, unexpectedly transported to the perilous red planet, Mars, finds himself captured by the loveless Green Men of Thark. As Carter struggles to win his freedom—and the affections of fellow captive Dejah Thoris, princess of the rival clan of Helium—the fate of the entire planet hangs in the balance: warring Martian tribes collide and the beleaguered Atmosphere Factory grinds to a suffocating halt. Ray Bradbury, reminiscing on the enduring thrill of Burroughs’s Martian adventure, writes, “I stood on the lawns of summer, raised my hands, and cried for Mars, like John Carter, to take me home. I flew to the Red Planet and never returned.”

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    About Edgar Rice Burroughs

    Edgar Rice Burroughs is one of the world’s most popular authors. With no previous experience as a writer, he wrote and sold his first novel—A Princess of Mars—in 1912. In the ensuing 38 years, until his death in 1950, Burroughs… More about Edgar Rice Burroughs

    About Edgar Rice Burroughs

    Edgar Rice Burroughs is one of the world’s most popular authors. With no previous experience as a writer, he wrote and sold his first novel—A Princess of Mars—in 1912. In the ensuing 38 years, until his death in 1950, Burroughs… More about Edgar Rice Burroughs

    About Edgar Rice Burroughs

    Edgar Rice Burroughs is one of the world’s most popular authors. With no previous experience as a writer, he wrote and sold his first novel—A Princess of Mars—in 1912. In the ensuing 38 years, until his death in 1950, Burroughs… More about Edgar Rice Burroughs

    Product Details

    Category: Fiction Classics | Space Opera

    Paperback | $12.00
    Published by Modern Library
    Jun 10, 2003 | 240 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780812968514

    Category: Space Opera

    Mass Market Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Del Rey
    Dec 12, 1985 | 160 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780345331380

    Category: Fiction Classics | Space Opera

    Ebook | $2.99
    Published by Modern Library
    Dec 18, 2007 | 240 Pages | ISBN 9780307430458
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    “Might it really be possible—in fact and not in fancy—to venture with John Carter to the Kingdom of Helium on the planet Mars?”—Carl Sagan

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